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Undergraduate Prospectus 2017 | Chemistry

Medicinal Chemistry
Key Information
Why study this course?

You’ll develop deep understanding of the complex chemical
and biological processes involved in the design and manufacture
of drugs and other therapies for treating disease.
This course prepares you to help solve problems at the intersection
of chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology and pharmacology.
The goal of medicinal chemistry is to support the search for new drugs
to treat conditions such as heart disease and cancer. You’ll work in
well-equipped laboratories, and learn to conduct effective independent
research. Keele also offers support to find an industrial or research
placement for a summer. You’ll develop essential skills for employment,
such as problem solving, presentation and communication. If you take
this as a major route, your degree will be accredited by the Royal Society
of Chemistry.

Indicative modules

First year
• Chemical Concepts
and Structure
• Practical and Professional
Chemistry Skills
• Chemical Properties
and Reactions
Second year
• Organic Synthesis and Chirality
• Medicinal and
Biological Chemistry
• Spectroscopy and
Analytical Chemistry
• Structural Inorganic Chemistry
Third year
• Research Project
• Biological Chemistry
• Topics in Medicinal Chemistry
• Advanced Organic Chemistry
• Kinetics, Photochemistry and
Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms
• Radicals, Phases and
Supramolecular Chemistry
• Biochemistry and Therapy
of Disease

What will this mean
for my future?

Our Medicinal Chemistry
graduates have excellent
employment prospects, whether
at the cutting edge of drug
discovery or in a wide range
of related fields. You might go
to work for a pharmaceutical
company, either as a research
scientist or in a more business
related role. Alternatively,
you might work in a different
organisation as a development
chemist, a research assistant,
or a site chemist.

For more course information please visit

keele.ac.uk/chemistry
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Course type

Dual honours, major, minor
For information on dual
honours combinations
please visit www.keele.
ac.uk/ugcourses or page 158

Course duration
Three years

Indicative entry
requirements
ABB to BBB

For further information on
entry requirements please
visit www.keele.ac.uk/
entryrequirements

Study abroad
Yes